Ultra Runners

Anaerobic Work (Read 212 times)

HoosierDaddy

posted: 12/2/2012 at 8:40 PMmodified: 12/2/2012 at 9:06 PM

Curious what others think about this. Specifically, "Soc Doc's" stance that anaerobic activity is bad when done too often. I am considering LT and above to be anaerobic in nature, not just all out reps for 200-400 m.

I would bet most people do these "quality" workouts once a week at a minimum. Is my assumption that LT+ is anaerobic, correct?

Well, even the 800m is >50% aerobic. That's while high mileage worked so well for Snell. So to call 800m pace "anaerobic" is not really correct. Aerobic/anaerobic is not binary, it is a sliding scale. The faster you go, the more energy is produced anaerobically. You certainly can't call "anything over LT anaerobic", because you can spend quite a bit of time there, and true anaerobic running can only continue for a a minute or two.

IMHO even moderate amounts of pretty high intensity running don't have a direct negative impact on aerobic ability/ultra conditioning. The main effect is that if you do too much you will need more recovery...more recovery means less mileage and/or shorter runs....THAT will not help your ultra training.

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HoosierDaddy

posted: 12/2/2012 at 9:43 PM

Thanks -

I didn't phrase the question correctly either.

Is anaerobic training (1-2x week) bad for your health?

Snizzle

posted: 12/3/2012 at 12:00 AM

Wouldn't that depend on the fitness level of the person and the anaerobic workout itself?